Jewish Agency and World Jewish Congress Reach Agreement on Fund-raising Problems

The American section of the Jewish Agency executive today announced completion of an agreement between the Jewish Agency and the World Jewish Congress regulating relations between the two bodies with respect to both organizational work and fund-raising. The text of the agreement follows:

1. The World Jewish Congress declares that it has always been the basic assumption of the World Jewish Congress that the fields of endeavor of the World Zionist Organization and of the World Jewish Congress are fundamentally distinct. The World Jewish Congress will therefore abstain from any activities in matters which fall within the jurisdiction of the World Zionist Organization or the Jewish Agency, except where there has been prior agreement between both bodies.

2. The executive of the Jewish Agency for Palestine appreciates the value of the program and activity of the World Jewish Congress in organizing the Jewish people in the Diaspora on a democratic basis for the defense of its rights and position and for the strengthening of Jewish life, these activities being carried out in the spirit of the unity of the Jewish people and its solidarity with Israel.

3. The World Jewish Congress reiterates its policy of recognizing the priority of Israel campaigns with regard to timing. It is regarded as desirable that the World Jewish Congress shall desist from separated fund-raising campaigns and be included in United Jewish or Israel campaigns. The percentage of the allocations to the World Jewish Congress in such united campaigns is to be determined by a joint decision of the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem and the executive of the World Jewish Congress. The World Jewish Congress undertakes to put its manpower at the disposal of such united campaigns.